Editor's note: Watch for stories on other local legislator's thoughts on the 2023 legislative session in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News.

Montana Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, said the 2023 Legislative Session brought a lot of benefits to his district and the state but was not without its disappointments.

Tempel said one of the primary goals of his and his fellow Republicans going into the Legislature was to give part of the state's surplus back to the people of Montana and provide relief from burdensome property and income taxes, and that the session was successful in that.

He said...